Category Archives: thoughts

It’s why I wrote this book. This week I want to explore more ideas and continue to embrace my creativitY This week’s activity list is to: work on the paperback cover submit the final copy for my paperback top 10 ways to paint trees learn creative ways to market my books speaking of marketing, what’s […]

the right attitude I say attitude makes all the difference. The one on the right is awesome. The one on the left needs work. I definitely used the wrong paper and the wrong brush but still painted an awesome flower. The right attitude always wins!

I realized something HUGE today. You have two choices with the decisions you make. Do what your expected to do? Or follow your heart for it will never steer you wrong. I started doing lettering thinking they had to be perfect and when I say perfect I mean Sean Wess or Mary Kate McDevitt beauties. […]

Curiosity is a mind changer. Curiosity allows you to dream,imagine and most importantly wander. It’s the greatest gift that led us to fly in a plane or on Space Mountain. I saw a strange movie last night. It was about a woman who’s brain lived but her body died. Through a brain transplant she lived […]

Some sketches were cool and others I have no idea what was going on… It’s almost Friday and why does that bother me. Maybe because aside from the kids I love, I really want to work on art more and have this be my full time gig. Oh to be among those who say yes […]

I’m done with the illustrations. I like the ones I repainted a whole lot better. Maybe I should repaint this …and I found an awesome marker to do all the hand lettering. What an awesome brown. I’d like to buy more of these. Yes! …and then there’s this obsession with hearts. This book has been […]

Gems are done. It’s funny how I’m learning not to fret about the mistakes. It’s so much more fun to paint over them. No these don’t look like Ana Victoria’s. I painted them and proud. Yeah I think they’ll work.

Here’s what I’ve learned teaching children the fun of art. Everyone loves art, Be it a song or paint, art keeps no one apart. I’m an artist and there’s no one that paints like me. BUT together we really did create a masterpiece. Everyone needs a safe place. There’s so much your eyes shouldn’t see, […]

I did paint two butterflies. I tried to create an Eric Carle butterfly. I wasn’t sure about the color scheme. Oh I kept erasing in hopes of drawing the right butterfly. I just kept looking at it and the more I did, the more I could see the blending was all wrong. Did I mess […]

and you’ll get amazing art. I love watching the kids paint. They don’t think twice. They pick up a brush and go for it. Yeah, watching them reminds me of what I must do. We artists need to feel the freedom to create and have fun. It’s within this type of creating that you can […]